When Samir Duran kills Stukov, he tells the vice admiral "Say goodnight, Stukov." When Stukov finally gets his revenge in Legacy of the Void, he tells Duran "I've come to say goodnight you son of a bitch" before killing him.

When Admiral Gerard DuGalle tries to show Stukov a demonstration of the zerg's power on a Terran Dominion colony in the introduction cinematic for Brood War, he tells his old friend "you must go into this with both eyes open. Once started, there is no going back."

Project Purification was a mass purge done in the 23rd century by the government of Earth, the United Powers League, which imprisoned and executed four hundred million criminals, hackers, dissidents, and anyone who had genetic and cybernetic augmentation. It was from these prisoners that the terrans of the Koprulu sector are descended from.

Cyborg hero: <hero dependent>

Stukov: There was a time I would have considered you and your kind degenerates. Ironic.

Part of Project Purification's goal was to maintain the "Divinity of Mankind," which called for the eradication of all non-vital human prosthetics and mutations. Those that deviated from the divinity of mankind were considered degenerates. Stukov finds this ironic, as now he is something far further from human than a cyborg.

When Stukov was experimented on and tortured by Samir Duran, he called to Kerrigan to help him destroy Duran and his hybrid breeding operations. While Stukov unknowingly fought Kerrigan in the Brood War, Stukov died before she revealed herself to their forces, the United Earth Directorate, and even expressed admiration for Stukov after his death.

Stukov was killed during the Brood War, and in spite of the best efforts of many continues to live as a half-human half-zerg monster. Malthael serves as a grim reaper of sorts, but has yet to have reaped Stukov.

Lt. Morales served in the UED Expeditionary Fleet under Vice-admiral Stukov when he was fully human. However, after the fleet was destroyed, Stukov was infested and served the Swarm, and Morales joined the Terran Dominion, two of the factions they were sent from Earth to conquer.

Lt. Morales: Great, I gotta work with you?

Stukov: Come now, lieutenant. Is that any way to speak to your former Vice Admiral?

While Stukov seems to have nostalgia for the UED, he seems to now dislike humanity as a whole. This seems at odds with several other of his appearances and interactions, as he has had positive interactions with Jim Raynor.

Stukov was part of the fleet sent by the United Earth Directorate to subjugate the sector and the powers there, terran and alien. However, it was defeated when Kerrigan united (and later betrayed) the various terran and protoss factions to fight against the UED. However, Stukov, Kerrigan and many terrans feel that the UED is still out there watching and waiting, and that a second invasion is on the horizon.

After Legacy of the Void, Zagara is given full control of the Swarm and takes the title of Overqueen. This quote seems to indicate Stukov is no longer with the Swarm, however this has yet to be confirmed in a canoncial StarCraft source.

Both Zarya and Stukov are from Earth and Russian. Stukov's use of old Russian phrases, and the UED's use of classic relics from the 20th century such as record players, shows a nostalgia for the past even in 2500.

Zarya: Good to meet someone from the motherland in such a foreign place.

Stukov: We should swap stories sometime. How I miss the green hills of our home.

When Stukov talks to Kerrigan as her leviathan remains in space, he tells her "when I see the stars arrayed before me like this. I think of Earth. I remember its green hills." Stukov has been stranded in the Koprulu sector for years, and knows he can never return to his home of Earth.

Stukov has constantly been tied to the zerg since his invasion of the sector, first setting the stage for his fleet to control the Second Overmind, then dying to the agent of Kerrigan, Samir Duran, then being infested by the cerebrateKaloth, then briefly cured, and as the cure failed he was brought back into the Swarm under Kerrigan.

Zerg hero: <hero dependent>

Stukov: Apologies, but umm... Do I know you? You zerg tend to blend together.

Unlike most zerg, Stukov didn't follow the zerg out of any kind of loyalty or by force of will, but simply because there was no other place for him to go, and because Kerrigan helped free him and obtain revenge on Samir Duran. After she left the Swarm, Stukov's canonical fate is unknown.

One of Stukov's lines for defensive missions in Co-op Missions is "I will kill these dogs. And then I will find a use for them." This references his ability to infest fallen enemies and use them in his own forces.

In StarCraft: Brood War, Alexei Stukov's faction of the UED appears in-game using the standard terran units (though with the two additional units added in the expansion). However on maps where both the Terran Dominion and UED are present, the UED's AI will strongly favor building air units and infantry over factory units like siege tanks.

When Stukov confronts General Edmund Duke in the Brood War mission The Dylarian Shipyards," he tells Duke "you should know that we represent not one of your rag-tag peasant militias, but the combined might of the United Earth Directorate."

After Legacy of the Void, Stukov's fate is unknown. However, quotes such as this seem to indicate that Stukov left the Zerg Swarm after Zagara rose to control it, but this has not been confirmed in a canonical StarCraft source.

When Stukov recruits Samir Duran into the United Earth Directorate, he tells him, "Very well, Lieutenant. Consider yourself and your men the first colonial conscripts of the United Earth Directorate." Also a reference to the fact Stukov "conscripts" the dead by infesting them, turning them into his own forces.

When Samir Duran kills Stukov, he tells the vice admiral "Say goodnight, Stukov." When Stukov finally gets his revenge in Legacy of the Void, he tells Duran "I've come to say goodnight you son of a bitch" before killing him.

This is Blizzard's description for the Specialist class. Before the release of Stukov, many players expected from him to be a Specialist.

Also, in Co-op Missions, Stukov comments on his forces "My army is... unorthodox, but effective." During his time in the United Earth Directorate, Stukov was known for research and experimental technology.

Everything about what I've become disgusts me. But that does not mean I intend to stop fighting.

Duran was a xel'naga who first killed Stukov, then when he was resurrected by infestation imprisoned him under the guise of researching the protoss cure. He used Stukov in order to help accelerate his research on creating protoss/zerg hybrids, torturing him for years.

A virus is neither alive, nor dead. It is... other. Existing only to plague and control the living. <beat> I know the feeling.

A reference to the character Tetsuo from the manga and movie Akira. Much of Stukov's kit, including the horrific extending and mutating arm, is based off of Tetsuo. Kaneda is Tetsuo's old friend, who quickly becomes his enemy in the story.

For my enemy, the day Stukov infested their team was the most horrifying experience of their lives. To me, it was Tuesday.

A reference to a line from the character M. Bison from the Street Fighter movie, "for you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But to me, it was Tuesday." Bison and Stukov have similar uniforms and hat wear.

Admiral Gerard DuGalle was one of Stukov's oldest friends, and the leader of the UED Expeditionary Fleet that Stukov was vice-admiral of. However, due to the machinations of Kerrigan and Samir Duran, DuGalle was tricked into ordering Duran to kill his old friend. After his fleet's defeat and imminent destruction, DuGalle wrote a message to his wife expressing how deeply his guilt ran for killing Stukov, and committed suicide. After his resurrection and infestation, Stukov regularly states how much he misses his old friend.

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